Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Ford Explorer Sport.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN ON REVERSE. I CAN SHIFT PERFECTLY FINE TO ALL MY GEARS WITHOUT ANY FUSSING OR CLUNKING NOISES C… |
| 2014-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER CHANGING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS, THE VEHICLE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. TH… |
| 2013-08-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THESE TIRES ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INSTALLED, WE NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND. WE DID NOT ASSUME IT … |
| 2011-04-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | GENERAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATION FORD EXPLORER. *TR |
| 2010-06-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM REPAIRED BEFORE, BUT THE RECLINER DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AGAIN. NOW T… |
| 2010-06-02 | SEATS | No | 0 | SUBJECT: DEFECTIVE SEAT FRAME CAUSED BY FAULTY SEAT RECLINER BOLT COMMENTS: I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT THAT … |
| 2010-06-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | RUNNING BOARDS ARE SO BADLY CORRODED YOU COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH TO THE ROAD. RUST SPREADING BADLY THROUGH UNDERCARRIAG… |
| 2009-12-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | LARGE FUEL LEAK FROM BRAIDED STEEL FUEL LINES WHERE THEY WERE RUBBING AGAINST THEIR BRACE ON THE TOP FRONT OF ENGINE. T… |
| 2009-08-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, IN MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER, THIS AFTERNOON ; I WAS ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES OF… |
| 2009-07-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED AND THE FUSES WOULD CON… |
| 2008-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS… |
| 2008-11-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. BF GOODRICH RADIALS WERE INSTALLED AT SEARS ON MY 1998 … |
| 2008-07-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE I WAS DRIVING TO GO SEE A MOVIE. THE DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STO… |
| 2008-06-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR A BOLT REPLACEMENT IN THE SEAT. SAFETY RECALL 03S04 REFERS. BEACH FORD DEALERSHIP HAS DECLIN… |
| 2008-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AROUND THE STEERING… |
| 2008-04-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 1998 FORD EXPLORER DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WON'T OPEN. IT WON'T OPEN IF YOU USE THE KEY, REMOTE, OR MANUALLY TRY TO PULL … |
| 2008-03-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CA… |
| 2007-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I JUST PURCHASED A VEHICLE FROM HWY 100 & LOOMIS RD AUTO SALES (414-617-5673) IN FRANKLIN WISCONSI… |
| 2007-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | IN 2007, MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER DRIVER DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. IT REALLY DIDN'T BOTHER ME ALL THAT MUCH UNTIL ONE DAY… |
| 2007-08-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ITSELF. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL IT JUST LOCKED AND WILL … |
| 2007-07-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE LOCKS ON MY DOORS KEEP LOCKING BY THEMSELVES AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WONT UNLOCK UNLESS YOU BEAT IT TO DEATH THE B… |
| 2007-03-07 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | Yes | 0 | RIGHT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE CRACKED IN HALF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND A RESULTING CRASH. *AK |
| 2007-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, CONTACTED THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT… |
| 2007-02-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. FRONT DRIVER SEAT LEVER WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. DRIVING ON THE ROAD … |
| 2007-02-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V281000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, WHICH WAS SUBJECT TO THE AB… |
| 2007-01-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH A… |
| 2007-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON 4 LANE ROAD AT 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. IMMEDIATELY JAMMED MY LEFT FOOT… |
| 2007-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I LOST MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOME LIGHTS AND CHIMES, WINDOWS, RADIO, 4X4. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, I WAS TOLD I NEED A N… |
| 2006-12-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH A KEY OR THE UNLOCK BUTTON WHEN LOCKED(ELECTRICAL). MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE.… |
| 2006-11-28 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE "BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR" THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW IMPROVED PART (F87Z-… |
| 2006-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY PROBLEM OR SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT SHOULD STILL BE INVESTIGATED. I OWN A 1998 FORD EXPLORER AND TH… |
| 2006-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1998 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED IN GARAGE. *JB |
| 2006-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 98 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE 10 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT RESIDENCE- ENGINE COMPLETELY BURNED … |
| 2006-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER CAUGHT FIRE IN MY GARAGE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 3 HOURS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. *… |
| 2006-03-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I ARRIVED BACK FROM TAKING MY SON TO THE PARK AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00PM, WATCHED TV AND THEN FIRED UP THE GRILL AROUND 7:… |
| 2005-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF MY NIECE'S 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. ONE AFTERNOON I DROVE THE 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TO T… |
| 2005-11-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1998 FORD EXPLORER, PLENUM DOOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN NO HEAT. CANNOT DEFROST WINDOWS CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. AFTER MUCH… |
| 2005-10-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2 DOOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. IT WAS NOT TURNED ON IT JUST CAUGHT FIRE ON IT'S OWN… |
| 2005-10-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK DID NOT UNLOCK EITHER WITH THE KEY OR LOCK BUTTON. IT TOOK MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DOO… |
| 2005-09-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2 DOOR 4WD WITH A SINGLE REAR LEAF SPRING ON EACH SIDE THE TRUCK SITS ABOUT 1-2 INCHE… |
| 2005-08-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT: THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK BY KEY, REMOTE OR THE INSIDE HANDLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALE… |
| 2005-08-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE ALREADY PUT IN ONE COMPLAINT ON MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER, BUT NOW I GOT IT BACK A FEW DAYS AGO FROM THE DEALER THEY… |
| 2005-07-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED, THE REMOTE KEY PAD OR KEYS DID NOT WORK. HAD USED THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK… |
| 2005-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ALWAYS IN THE SUMMER AND SOMETIMES DURING THE FALL/WINTER, THE AIR FLOW SENSOR MAKES A LOUD, HUMMING NOISE AND EVENTUAL… |
| 2005-07-09 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. HAVE READ NUMEROUS WEBSITES THAT IT IS A DE… |
| 2005-05-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, OF MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER, COULD NOT BE OPENED (FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES). ATTEMPTED TO H… |
| 2005-05-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT AND INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH FORD SAYS IT WILL NOT COVER AND ALSO MY WARRENTY COMPANY, I HAD TO PAY 1900.00 TO… |
| 2005-04-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SIX HOURS THE OWNER WAS AWAKENED BY SOME NEIGHBORS AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE… |
| 2005-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | MY CAR HYPER-ACCELERATES AT RANDOM EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS ON IT HAS CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE ONE… |
| 2005-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPLORER SPORTS THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I PARKED THE C… |